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August 28, 2007
Apple Files Movable-Interface Patent for iPhone
Even if you're not currently blown away with the iPhone, there's more to come.
According to MacNN, Apple has reportedly filed a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization covering a user interface on portable devices with touchscreen interface that would allow for quick, tactile reconfiguration of on-screen elements such as icons.
In this case, a user could drag an icon to a desired location, such as with a widget under Dashboard. The method would allow for easy reconfiguration of icons as well as allow them to be automatically displaced by other icons.
The patent is currently filed under application number 60,755,368, was filed on December 30th of 2005 and credits Marcel Van Os, Freddy A. Anzures, Scott, Forstall, Greg Christie, Bas Ording, Imran Chaudhri and Stephen Lemay as inventors of the patent.
Stay tuned to the PowerPage for further details and if you have any thoughts or ideas on this, let us know in the comments or forums.
Posted by chrisbarylick at August 28, 2007 4:10 PM
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